Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 109: Chapter 107: Junyao Group

Zhonghai. Junyao Mansion.

Eight Audi A6Ls were lined up neatly by the side of the road.

"We just got word from Chairman Gu. They’ve left the Bund Center Building and are expected to arrive in about twenty minutes. Tell everyone to get ready."

The middle-aged man giving the order from the lead Audi A6L was Yang Wenjie, a senior partner at Jun Cheng Law Firm.

"Understood!"

Xia Siyao replied instantly, her voice crisp and clear.

As she spoke, Xia Siyao pulled out her phone. With her fair, unadorned hands, she relayed Yang Wenjie’s instructions to the others in their private work group on WhatsApp.

Once she was done, Xia Siyao gazed out the window at the skyscraper, dozens of stories tall. A look of intense anticipation spread across her radiant face.

’The Ruyi Airlines equity acquisition!’

’Worth a staggering 3.2 billion!’

Even for a firm with decades of history like Jun Cheng Law Firm, this was the first time they had handled an acquisition of such an astronomical price—providing legal services like rights confirmation and legal review.

And for her, an intern lawyer only one year out of school, to have the chance to participate in it—how could she not be thrilled and full of anticipation?

Yang Wenjie saw the flush of excitement on Xia Siyao’s cheeks and gently shook his head, a hint of pity on his face.

He had once been quite optimistic about Gu Heng and Xia Siyao. They were around the same age, a handsome couple, and at the time, they were even considered a good match in terms of social standing.

But he had never expected that in just a few short months, Gu Heng would suddenly become someone they could only look up to in awe.

The Ruyi Airlines acquisition, worth 3.2 billion!

The Junlan Hotel buyout, worth 1.2 billion!

The Xingchuan International acquisition, worth 400 million!

To this day, Yang Wenjie could still vividly recall the shocked and stunned expression on Xia Zhenzhong’s face when Gu Heng personally visited Jun Cheng Law Firm to entrust him with these three matters.

Of course, his own reaction hadn’t been much better than Xia Zhenzhong’s.

’An A10 at only eighteen years old. No, to be precise, he’s more like an A10.5.’

The reality of the situation was as shocking as a nuclear explosion.

Under these circumstances, the idea of them being a "good match" had become a complete joke.

As Xia Zhenzhong’s only daughter, Xia Siyao was more than a good match for an A9. But an A10, let alone an eighteen-year-old A10? No matter how highly Yang Wenjie regarded Xia Siyao, he wasn’t that delusional.

’Unless...’

The thought had barely formed in Yang Wenjie’s mind before he stamped it out.

After all, Xia Siyao was a child he had watched grow up. He genuinely wished for her to have a happy life, a blissful marriage, and a wonderful family.

Gu Heng was no longer a man someone in Xia Siyao’s league could ever hope to have.

If he could, he would prefer that Xia Siyao have no further contact with Gu Heng. But as fate would have it, her role on the team was to be Gu Heng’s legal assistant.

Compared to those uncertain possibilities, serving Gu Heng well was obviously the top priority.

As his thoughts raced, Yang Wenjie slowly turned to Xia Siyao and instructed, "Si Yao, after you meet Chairman Gu, I want you to stay by his side until we leave Zhonghai. That way, if he needs anything, you can contact us immediately."

"Understood."

Although Xia Siyao desperately wanted to stay with Yang Wenjie and be directly involved in the acquisition, she understood what her role had to be to get this opportunity in the first place.

Yang Wenjie gave Xia Siyao a few more instructions, then closed his eyes to rest while they waited for Gu Heng’s arrival.

...

On the Ring City Elevated Road, a convoy of Rolls-Royce Phantoms and Mercedes-Benz E300s sped toward the Junyao Group headquarters.

Gu Heng and Jiang Ruan were still in the back seat of the lead Rolls-Royce Phantom. Qin Ying, however, wasn’t in the passenger seat this time; she was riding in the Phantom behind them with Wang Shunfu.

At that moment, Gu Heng was hunched over, reviewing the proprietary service proposal from Deloitte China. He had already gone through it once, but the document was so dense that he’d never remember it all without reading it several more times.

His future interests were at stake, so Gu Heng naturally had to know the details by heart.

"We..."

"What are we going to do at the Ruyi Airlines headquarters later?"

Jiang Ruan gazed at Gu Heng’s focused profile, her curiosity finally getting the better of her as she voiced her question.

"Taking up my post."

Gu Heng replied coolly without looking up.

"Taking up your post?"

"What does that mean?"

Jiang Ruan faltered for a moment, then instinctively pressed for more.

"I recently acquired a portion of Ruyi Airlines’ shares. Based on my holdings, I am now the airline’s second-largest shareholder."

At this, Gu Heng slowly looked up. "According to Article 82 of the Guidelines for Articles of Association of Listed Companies, the Ruyi Airlines board is obligated to immediately convene a meeting to appoint me as a new independent director. So, what do you think ’taking up my post’ means?"

Gu Heng’s words struck Jiang Ruan’s heart like a heavy hammer, unleashing a storm within her.

’Ruyi Airlines!’

’Second-largest shareholder!’

’About to be appointed an independent director!’

Jiang Ruan stared at Gu Heng, who had already returned his calm, indifferent gaze to the documents in his hand. Her own expression was dazed.

Although Ruyi Airlines couldn’t compare to state-owned giants like Southern Airlines, Eastern Airlines, or Air China, it was still considered one of the top airlines in the country.

Its nickname, the "Milk Airline," was very well-known.

Boasting a fleet of over a hundred active aircraft and six major hubs across the country, its power was not to be underestimated.

And this corporate giant, a behemoth in Jiang Ruan’s eyes, was now just one of Gu Heng’s many assets. The thought was simply surreal to her.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruan recalled Gu Heng’s "threat" from that other night.

"Gu Heng..."

"Why did you acquire shares in Ruyi Airlines?"

"You promised you’d let me go in six months!"

Sensing the strange shift in her emotions, Gu Heng looked up at Jiang Ruan again, an eyebrow arching slightly.

"Jiang Ruan, you don’t actually think I did all this specifically for you, do you?"

His eyes were filled with ridicule, his smile contemptuous. "That’s 3.2 billion in shares. Do you really think you’re worth that much to me?"

"Next time you bother asking me such a stupid question, try using your brain first!"

"Okay?"

Faced with a look from Gu Heng that clearly said, ’Are you out of your mind?’, Jiang Ruan flushed crimson with embarrassment.

Now that she had calmed down, she realized just how idiotic her question had been.

After that exchange, the car fell silent again.

But Jiang Ruan’s gaze kept drifting uncontrollably toward Gu Heng, and she couldn’t stop her legs, hidden beneath her skirt, from pressing tightly together.

’Damn it...’

’What is wrong with me?’

Jiang Ruan felt a strange sensation coursing through her body, and she was inexplicably frustrated and ashamed of herself.

She had experienced this same feeling many times over the past two months.

Whenever Gu Heng forced her to do something, or treated her with cold words, her body would react with this strange feeling. The more forceful he was, the more intense the sensation became.

But Gu Heng’s direct verbal ridicule today was something she had never experienced before. As a result, the wave of sensation was far more turbulent and intense than ever.

’Oh no...’

Suddenly, the muscles in Jiang Ruan’s legs tensed.

At the same time, an alluring flush crept over her exquisite face. Her moist, rosy lips parted slightly as she began to pant, silently and rapidly.

Gu Heng, completely absorbed in his ocean of knowledge, remained oblivious.

...

Junyao Mansion, located in the Zhonghai Xujiahui Junyao International Plaza, was the first Grade-A commercial building in Zhonghai to be named after a private enterprise. It stood 37 stories tall.

Junyao Group was the parent company of Ruyi Airlines.

According to the information available, it was a typical family-run enterprise.

Its late founder, Wang Junyao, was the eldest brother. The current chairman of Junyao Group, Wang Junjin, was the second brother, and the current president, Wang Junhao, was the third.

The reason netizens had nicknamed Ruyi Airlines the "Milk Airline" was because Junyao Group had started in the dairy industry. The group used its foundation in dairy to gradually expand into other sectors, eventually developing into a diversified conglomerate.

Even though it was almost the end of the workday, not a single employee in the entire Junyao Group was moving. Everyone was glued to their seats, with no one showing the slightest intention of leaving on time.

The reason was simple—

Wang Junhao, the president of Junyao Group, along with numerous other top executives, was currently waiting right in front of the main entrance.

Anyone who tried to leave now would be committing career suicide.

On top of that, the chairman and many other directors were all calmly waiting in the main conference room, every one of them the very picture of patience.

Under these circumstances, even an idiot could tell that something major was about to go down within the company.

"Ladies, I just got the latest scoop from my boyfriend’s buddy—and it took a lot of work to get it out of him. I heard the reason all the top brass are putting on such a big show today is that Ruyi Airlines, which we control, is about to get a new major shareholder."

A message suddenly popped up in one of the company’s small group chats, instantly bringing all the lurkers and slackers out of the woodwork.

"No wonder. I was just thinking about the old witch in our department. She’s usually gone by the afternoon, but today she’s glued to her seat. She must’ve gotten wind of something."

"Thanks for the hard work, girl! Have some water, you’ve earned it!"

"When is this major shareholder getting here? My favorite idol has a public basketball game tonight, and I fought so hard to get a ticket! I’ve been a fan for two and a half years, don’t let this mess up my chance to see him!"

"I’m starving, I just wanna eat! So anxious!"

...

The messages flew back and forth, a chaotic mix of everything.

Just then, the original source who had to work so hard for her info popped up again. "Ladies, I have another little rumor for you. I heard that this new Ruyi Airlines shareholder is super young and drop-dead gorgeous~"

"Gorgeous? Is he hotter than my idol?"

"A hottie? Sis, you say that, and I’m suddenly wide awake!"

"How young can ’super young’ be? To be a major shareholder of Ruyi Airlines, he can’t be younger than forty, no matter what, right?"

"Hungry hungry hippo! Eat eat eat! Anxious anxious anxious!"

"My panties are already off, where’s my major-shareholder-husband?"

"Sis, I’m way sluttier, let me go first!"

...

Aside from one girl who was obsessed with food, the entire group was full of shameless perverts. The moment a handsome man was mentioned, the topic began to derail completely.

Since no one could leave work anyway, everyone’s enthusiasm for chatting was at an all-time high.

Just as the chat notifications blew past [99+], a new message brought the conversation to a sudden halt.

"Look downstairs! Quick!"

"I think the major shareholder is here!"

As the message spread, people all over Junyao Mansion rose from their desks and moved to the floor-to-ceiling windows to peer down below.

Down below, a dozen or so black Audi A6s and Mercedes-Benz E300s escorted two Rolls-Royces, forming a long, dragon-like procession. The convoy glittered in the sunlight as it slowly approached the entrance of Junyao Mansion.

The sheer presence of the procession was like that of a mighty, conquering army...

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